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Burks Oakley

Palm Beach County students take advantage of cyberspace education -- South Florida Sun-... - 1 views

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    Palm Beach County students take advantage of cyberspace education
Burks Oakley

Chicago men charged with online harassment - chicagotribune.com - 2 views

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    Interesting article about how the 'net can be used to harass others - cybercrime.
Mick Killman

Facebook-Hacking Mom Faces Harassment Charge - AOL News - 1 views

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    Found this while accessing my Netscape account to clear out junk e-mail. Very interesting.
Nichole Bozarth

Geek the Vote 2012: What Election Tech Will Look like 4 Years From Now - Popularmechani... - 1 views

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    This article discusses the use of the Internet for voting and campaigning. Are we ready for this?
erika webb

Major survey reveals why older people are increasingly on the wrong side of the 'digita... - 0 views

  • “I have had letters and calls from many, many readers whose opinions back up this report and reveal a lack of interest and even a huge distrust of the web, and there are probably millions of people who are determined never to consider even trying to operate a computer.”
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      I think this is very true. My grandmother has never used anything more advanced than a typewriter and she is very skeptical about the internet.
  • So why aren’t older people using the web? According to Professor Bill Dutton, who directs OxIS, trust in the Internet is based largely on experience with this technology. As he said: “Getting elders to experience the Internet, when they distrust it, is the central challenge.”
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    Burks - I'm experimenting with this, as it is new to me...can you point out anything I might do or try differently?
Tyler McKay

How Do People Use Their Smartphones? - 5 views

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    This article from the New York Times talks about what people use their smartphone for. The top reasons are games and weather. This article is very recent and talks about the most common apps used within 30 days.
Lynn Banister

Here, Tweeting Is a Class Requirement - 0 views

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    This article relates to class discussions on social media and the classroom. It was in yesterday's Wall Street Journal's Personal Journal section. Major corporations are turning to universities and colleges to reach a younger, tech saavy generation to market their products. Instructors are anxious to work with these companies to let their students gain experience and knowledge of marketing with the new technologies.
Robert Loeb

Cyber Terrorism : The new kind of Terrorism - 1 views

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    Cyber Terrorism basic facts and definitions
Robert Loeb

What is cyberterrorism? Even experts can't agree - 0 views

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    Cyberterrorism lack's a definition
Lynn Banister

Cheapest E-Books Upend the Charts - 0 views

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    In our discusssion of print vs Internet, this article from April 21, 2011 Wall Street Journal brings up the fact that not just news is affected by this. Large publishing houses are being by-passed in favor of self-published titles. The article states that 15 of the top 50 digital best-sellers at Amazon are those priced at $5 or less.
Benjamin Sperry

Netflix going up against cable with original series deal - 0 views

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    Looks like Netflix is expanding by offering original content through their service. This will make them even more competitive with cable TV.
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